Are gifts appreciated? Should I designate what the money is for? Are gifts really that important in helping release a child from poverty? [Originally published Sep. 28, 2009]

My name is Peninah Esianoi Pashile. I was a sponsored child at Imaroro Child Develoment Center in Kenya. I would like to share my story with you and hope that it will be an inspiration and encouragement. [Originally published Nov. 5, 2009]

We had prayed that God would do with us what He would, that we would be open and available to what He wanted to do for us, to break our hearts on this trip. And He did. [Originally published Dec. 17, 2009]

What God wants from us isn’t to become judgmental of the rich and syrupy sappy with the poor. What he wants is justice. [Originally published Apr. 27, 2009]

As Western Christians who hold to Christ's teaching about caring for the poor, how should we handle our wealth when contrasted with the desperate poverty among citizens of developing countries? [Originally published Jan. 16, 2009]

The lie of poverty is a double-edged sword. It tells the poor they don’t matter, and it tells child sponsors that sponsorship doesn’t make a difference. [Originally published Jun. 11, 2009]

Is it possible to hold someone else's hope? [Originally published Jun. 29, 2009]

Water-related diseases are the second biggest killer of children worldwide. [Originally published Oct. 21, 2009]

Child sponsorship doesn’t just release the sponsored child from poverty; child sponsorship frees that child’s descendents from poverty too. [Originally published May 20, 2009]

Share a day with Renan and get a glimpse into a what a typical day is like for sponsored children in our Child Sponsorship Program. [Originally published Dec. 30, 2009]